Looking for advice on cell phone holder

[BRAN]

I am building (still WIP) my own magsafe wireless recharging DAB+/sat, backup camera with internal speaker & 12V Battery status indicator "IPHONE 12pro" holder.
I am striving for a blade runner junk look...lol
Works already like a charme and holds in place due to the magsafe magnets.

[robdelorenzo]

Originally Posted by BRAN

I am building (still WIP) my own magsafe wireless recharging DAB+/sat, backup camera with internal speaker & 12V Battery status indicator "IPHONE 12pro" holder.
I am striving for a blade runner junk look...lol
Works already like a charme and holds in place due to the magsafe magnets.

There’s a need for this. I have yet to find a solution that will work with a rubber case on the phone. How strong are The Rennline Magnets? Does one need to glue a metal plate to the back of a rubber case for it to work? Does the phone move around when you hit bumps, etc. Their design looks like the cleanest install to me, but I have questions.
Thanks

[Zordrack]

Originally Posted by robdelorenzo

There’s a need for this. I have yet to find a solution that will work with a rubber case on the phone. How strong are The Rennline Magnets? Does one need to glue a metal plate to the back of a rubber case for it to work? Does the phone move around when you hit bumps, etc. Their design looks like the cleanest install to me, but I have questions.
Thanks

Magnets aren't that strong. Far from strong enough if you ask me.
You will need either a metal plate behind your case or it'll rattle off the mount if you don't take it out of the case.

That was for a Samsung Galaxy.
My Pixel 5 won't even mount to it with the case on. Just straight slides off.

[ike84]

Originally Posted by Zordrack

Magnets aren't that strong. Far from strong enough if you ask me.

You will need either a metal plate behind your case or it'll rattle off the mount if you don't take it out of the case.



That was for a Samsung Galaxy.

My Pixel 5 won't even mount to it with the case on. Just straight slides off.

Sorry but I have to disagree. The thickness of the case matters quite a bit, but the magnet mount I have is phenomenal. My wife bought it at some gas station years ago. The magnet on the phone is as long as my phone is wide, so it's taped on the back of my phone and under my case (which is thick along the edges but very thing along the back). It has never once come loose from the mount. The mount will sway back and forth across the dash during high g turns thanks to the weight of the phone, but the system as a whole has yet to fail me in several years of use.

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[Zordrack]

Originally Posted by ike84

Sorry but I have to disagree. The thickness of the case matters quite a bit, but the magnet mount I have is phenomenal. My wife bought it at some gas station years ago. The magnet on the phone is as long as my phone is wide, so it's taped on the back of my phone and under my case (which is thick along the edges but very thing along the back). It has never once come loose from the mount. The mount will sway back and forth across the dash during high g turns thanks to the weight of the phone, but the system as a whole has yet to fail me in several years of use.

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That's cool.
I think our cases are 2-3mm thick on the back. Kinda hard to tell with any degree of accuracy.

But GF always removes her case before using it and mine won't even mount.
Plus again. No wireless charging.

Been toying with the idea of finding a wireless charging pad that fits the mount and frankensteining a solution.

Would be a really nice setup.

[ike84]

Originally Posted by Zordrack

That's cool.

I think our cases are 2-3mm thick on the back. Kinda hard to tell with any degree of accuracy.



But GF always removes her case before using it and mine won't even mount.

Plus again. No wireless charging.



Been toying with the idea of finding a wireless charging pad that fits the mount and frankensteining a solution.



Would be a really nice setup.

The wireless charging is difficult. I have an Android and android auto requires a cable, so I ran the usbc through the dash and out the side of the instrument cluster. First thing I do when I get in is hook the phone to the mount, plug the phone in, AA starts immediately, and off I go. I truly hate cords though, so I hear what youre saying.

One idea - place a wireless charger in the center console and run the power to the phone harness in the front. You won't be able to see the phone but there won't be any wires.

If I were keeping my center console as is and was dead set on wireless charging, what I would do is use the open slot in the lower center console above the HVAC control. Deconstruct a wireless charging base, marry it to a clip in phone mount that I liked (magnets will interfere with the qi charger), and make it fit in that slot. Power from the phone harness. Bam. You lose the slot but gain the charger. It's all about compromises lol. But I think the best interior mods for these cars have always been the custom ones.

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[Hasdrubal]

Even when tilted left as much as I would care for, it doesn't really block anything.